Alex Gorka

Mar 19, 2024 | mondaq.com | Alex Gorka |Teresa Tomchak |James Brown |Brett Anderson

On March 11, 2024, the Ontario Capital Markets Tribunal (Tribunal) released the reasons [PDF] for its order dated December 14, 2023 dismissing the application of Mithaq Capital Inc. (Mithaq) to cease trade a private placement that Aimia Inc. (Aimia) completed in October 20231. Mithaq asserted that the private placement was an improper defensive tactic designed to thwart its takeover bid for Aimia.

Dec 20, 2023 | mondaq.com | Jeremy Fraiberg |Alex Gorka |Ben Fickling

Canadian initial public offering (IPO) activity boomed from 2018 to 2021, with transaction volumes peaking in 2021. A sizeable number of these IPOs were from technology-based companies that benefited from high valuations during the pandemic. By contrast, the last two years have been challenging for capital markets generally. This has especially been the case for many issuers that went public during the 2018-2021 period.

Dec 15, 2023 | mondaq.com | Alex Gorka |Hugo-Pierre Gagnon |Mike Proudfoot |Trevor Scott

In recent years, new requirements for private companies to disclose corporate ownership information have proliferated across Canada.

Dec 15, 2023 | mondaq.com | Alex Gorka |Hugo-Pierre Gagnon |Mike Proudfoot |Trevor Scott

In recent years, new requirements for private companies to disclose corporate ownership information have proliferated across Canada.

Sep 25, 2023 | mondaq.com | Trevor Scott |Alex Gorka |Hugo-Pierre Gagnon |Kai Sheffield

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